Cigarette case



April 17, 1928.

G. W. WHITNEY CIGARETTE CASE Filed July 10, 1926 INI/ENTOR. A George WW/z/ney. 95W 'dimm ATTORNEY 51. Ill. 5, 5 .5.

Patented Apr. 17, 1928.

UNITED STATES GEORGE WQ WHITNEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGARETTE CASE.

Application filed July 10, 1926. Serial No. 121,505.

The present invention broadly relates to improvements in containers forarticles of various sorts and moreparticularly relates to improvementsin containersfor cigarettes and cigarette packages which are commonlyknown as cigarette cases.

The cigarette Case, as usually constructed comprises a box portion openat the top to receive cigarettes.l and a. cover adapted to close thetop. The ditliculty with the ordinary type of cigarette case is thatwhen the cover is lifted up the cigarettes are not easily accessible. Inorder to withdraw a cigarette, it is necessary to grasp it at the topwith the finger nails and it frequently happens that the tip of thecigarette w'll be broken and spoiled during the process.

The object of the present invention is to provide means for causing thecigarettes to be projected slightly out of the case when the cover islifted so that they can easily be grasped by the fingers without. beingspoiled in any way.

The invention further consists in the arrangements of parts and detailsof construction more specifically set forth in the following descriptionof the accompanying' drawing forming a part of this specification, andin which Figure 1 is a sectional view thru a cigarette case constructedin accordance with the invention Figure 2 is a sectional view taken onthe line 2 2 of Figure 1 and showing thc cigarette case closed;

Figure 3 is a View similar to Figure 2 but showing the cigarette caseopen:

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken thru the line 1 1 of Figure 1; Y

Figure 5 is also a sectional view and is taken on the line 5 5 of Figure1, and

Figure 6 is a sectional view similar to Figure 1 of a slightly modifiedform of the invention. Referring now more particularly to the drawingsin which like reference numerals denote like elements throughout theseveral views` the numeral 10 denotes the box portion of the cigarettecase which is adapted to receive the cigarettes and which is open at itstop, and the numeral 11 designates the cover of the case which ispivote'd on the top of the box at 12. The opposite interior sides of thebox are provided with inwardly struck projections 13 thru which extendthe slender rods 14. To the lower ends of the rods is vof the boxportion through which said rods fastened in any suitable manner, a fiatplate 15 which serves as a bottom for Vthe cigarettes. Beneath the flatplate is disposed aV leaf spring 16, as shown best in Figure 1. Go Thecover 11 has inwardly extending projections 17 which are adapted tocooperate with the tops of the rods when the cover is closed.

In the closed position of the cigarette case, the projections 17 of thecover bear against the tips of the rods 13 so that the plate 15 islowered and the spring 16 is compressed. When it is desired to extractla cigarette, the cover is lifted up, the rods 141 are consequentlyreleased, and the spring 16 forces the plate 15 upward causing thecigarettes to project out of the case as indicated in Figure The extentof the upward n'iovement of the plate 15 is determined by Ithe inwardlystruck projections 13 which prevent the cigarettes from being entirelyejected from the case. When the cigarettes are caused to project fromthe case, the tips may be easily grasped by the fingers and a cigarettemay be Withdrawn with considerable facility and there is no danger ofthe tips being broken or spoiled in any way whatsoever.

A slight modification of the invention is shown in Figure 6 vwherein theplate 15 carries upstanding cylindrical members 18, each one of which isadapted to receive a cigarette. This construction serves to protect thecigarettes from crushing and leads to an improved functioning of thecase as a whole.

It will be understood that various slight alterations may be made in theabove con- Y stuctions without departing from the spirit of theinvention, and VI therefore desire to be limited only by the state ofthe prior art and the scope of the appended claim.

l/Vhat I claim is:

A container of the class described'comprising a box portion open at thetop for the reception of an article, a cover for the box, a movableplate within the box on which the article is adapted to be placed, aspring beneath the plate, rods secured to vthe plate, and projectingmembers on the interior walls pass, Vsaid projecting members serving toguide the rods and to limit the extent of the plates movement. i

In `testimony whereof, I have sio'ne'd my name to this specificationthis 7th day of H0 July, 1926.

` GEORGE W. WHITNEY,

